Is there a fire near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk right now?
Wildfires near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Updated
2 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 38 km SSE, 8 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Mon 3:39 am local (2026-10-25 16:39 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Sakhalin).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 2 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 38 km SSE 39 km SSE of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 9 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 11 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- WNW 12 km/h gusts 29 km/h, humidity 59%
Fires near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 9 thermal hotspots in 2 separate clusters within 80 km of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia in the last 48 h. The closest is 38 km SSE of the city centre (39 km SSE of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk), with 8 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 11 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
None of the clusters is within 25 km of the centre, so the city itself is not in the immediate fire area, but smoke can travel hundreds of kilometres.
Across Russia there are 460 fire clusters in the same window, 3 of them in Sakhalin Oblast.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 km SSE of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | 38 km SSE | 8 | 11 MW | Sun 3:58 am | Mon 3:39 am |
| 55 km ESE of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | 55 km ESE | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 3:58 am | Sun 3:58 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is from the WNW at 12 km/h (gusts 29 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the ESE. Relative humidity is 59% and the temperature 3°C.
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is not directly downwind of the nearest fire at the moment, though winds shift and plumes from larger fires can still reach the city.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk air quality page has the live reading.
Evacuations and official information
GodsView shows satellite detections only. It does not know fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Always follow evacuation orders from local authorities.
The Global Wildfire Information System, GWIS (gwis.jrc.ec.europa.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas worldwide; evacuation orders come from national civil protection and local authorities.
About satellite fire detections
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
Fire radiative power (FRP) is the heat a fire gives off, in megawatts per pixel: under 10 MW is usually a small or smouldering fire, over 100 MW an intense flaming front.
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.